diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
index 75527bdcb72..c4d417b0394 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
@@ -672,14 +672,23 @@ class SonosMediaPlayerEntity(SonosEntity, MediaPlayerEntity):
             soco.play_from_queue(0)
         elif media_type in PLAYABLE_MEDIA_TYPES:
             item = media_browser.get_media(self.media.library, media_id, media_type)
-
             if not item:
-                _LOGGER.error('Could not find "%s" in the library', media_id)
-                return
-
+                raise ServiceValidationError(
+                    translation_domain=SONOS_DOMAIN,
+                    translation_key="invalid_media",
+                    translation_placeholders={
+                        "media_id": media_id,
+                    },
+                )
             self._play_media_queue(soco, item, enqueue)
         else:
-            _LOGGER.error('Sonos does not support a media type of "%s"', media_type)
+            raise ServiceValidationError(
+                translation_domain=SONOS_DOMAIN,
+                translation_key="invalid_content_type",
+                translation_placeholders={
+                    "media_type": media_type,
+                },
+            )
 
     def _play_media_queue(
         self, soco: SoCo, item: MusicServiceItem, enqueue: MediaPlayerEnqueue
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sonos/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/sonos/strings.json
index 264420ef758..d3774e85213 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sonos/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sonos/strings.json
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@
     "invalid_sonos_playlist": {
       "message": "Could not find Sonos playlist: {name}"
     },
+    "invalid_media": {
+      "message": "Could not find media in library: {media_id}"
+    },
+    "invalid_content_type": {
+      "message": "Sonos does not support media content type: {media_type}"
+    },
     "announce_media_error": {
       "message": "Announcing clip {media_id} failed {response}"
     }
diff --git a/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py b/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py
index ac877f47904..ae3928c5ff6 100644
--- a/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py
+++ b/tests/components/sonos/test_media_player.py
@@ -232,6 +232,45 @@ async def test_play_media_library(
         )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("media_content_type", "media_content_id", "message"),
+    [
+        (
+            "artist",
+            "A:ALBUM/UnknowAlbum",
+            "Could not find media in library: A:ALBUM/UnknowAlbum",
+        ),
+        (
+            "UnknownContent",
+            "A:ALBUM/UnknowAlbum",
+            "Sonos does not support media content type: UnknownContent",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_play_media_library_content_error(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    async_autosetup_sonos,
+    media_content_type,
+    media_content_id,
+    message,
+) -> None:
+    """Test playing local library errors on content and content type."""
+    with pytest.raises(
+        ServiceValidationError,
+        match=message,
+    ):
+        await hass.services.async_call(
+            MP_DOMAIN,
+            SERVICE_PLAY_MEDIA,
+            {
+                ATTR_ENTITY_ID: "media_player.zone_a",
+                ATTR_MEDIA_CONTENT_TYPE: media_content_type,
+                ATTR_MEDIA_CONTENT_ID: media_content_id,
+            },
+            blocking=True,
+        )
+
+
 _track_url = "S://192.168.42.100/music/iTunes/The%20Beatles/A%20Hard%20Day%2fs%I%20Should%20Have%20Known%20Better.mp3"